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Dramatic events unfold in TC Boyle's new novel

Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 14:17 Last update: about 10 years ago

T.C. Boyle's new book is about serious subject matters: a tourist from a cruise liner killing a robber at a port of call, a mentally ill young man running around with an assault rifle in the coastal...

Poet, lawyer and professor

Monday, 4 May 2015, 16:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

I am sure the students at GA Vassallo College do not know anything much about the person their college is named after. Gan Anton Vassallo was born in Valletta in 1817 and died there in...

Narrative of 'Adult Onset' feels intensely personal

Friday, 1 May 2015, 13:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Ann-Marie MacDonald's latest novel, "Adult Onset," tracks a week in the life of Mary Rose MacKinnon. A famous author of YA novels, Mary Rose is stalled on starting the last book of a popular...

New Jo Nesbo thriller reads like extended poem

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 13:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

From its stunning opening line - "The snow was dancing like cotton wool in the light of the street lamps" - to its surprising and poetic ending, Jo Nesbo's latest novel is a dream. To call "Blood...

A&H: Giving hope where there seems to be none

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Therese Bonnici

The psychological issues of dealing with breast cancer are often more troublesome than the physical ones. Patients may face issues of insecurity, sexual intimacy and fear. Their loved ones also have...

'The Witch of Painted Sorrows' is haunting tale

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 13:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

M.J. Rose writes compelling tales with a gothic flair, and her latest novel, "The Witch of Painted Sorrows," is her most heartfelt yet. Paris in 1894 is a vastly different society than what is...

Andrew Gross delivers with 'One Mile Under'

Sunday, 26 April 2015, 13:49 Last update: about 10 years ago

Detective Ty Hauck returns from a hiatus to tackle a personal case in Andrew Gross' latest mystery, "One Mile Under." Dani Whalen knows the Roaring Fork River like the back of her hand, and she...

Bergen shares her love life in 'A Fine Romance'

Saturday, 25 April 2015, 13:48 Last update: about 10 years ago

In her new memoir, Candice Bergen shares intimate details surrounding the loves of her life. "A Fine Romance" describes her marriage to an effervescent French director, depicts a deep bond with her...

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